Privacy Policy

Who we are

MacMouth is a macOS menu bar app produced by BeAppi ("we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect through this website and the MacMouth app, why we collect it, and your rights under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR.

The short version

MacMouth listens on your microphone only to count swear words, and it does this entirely on your Mac. Audio is never recorded, never stored and never sent anywhere. The app converts speech to text on-device, checks it against a swear-word list, increments a counter, and discards everything else immediately.

How the microphone is used

• On-device speech recognition. MacMouth uses Apple's on-device speech recognition. Your voice is processed locally and is not transmitted to BeAppi, Apple's servers, or anyone else.
• No recording. MacMouth does not save audio files or transcripts. It only keeps running numbers: your swear count for today and your lifetime total, stored locally on your Mac.
• You're in control. Microphone access is requested through the standard macOS permission prompt and can be revoked at any time in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone. You can also quit the app at any time.

Data the MacMouth app does NOT collect

The app does not collect, transmit or store audio, transcripts or any personal data. There is no analytics, no tracking and no account. Your counts stay on your device. (When the optional leaderboard and swear-jar features launch in a future update, they will be strictly opt-in and accompanied by their own clear disclosures — they are not active today.)

Payments

MacMouth is sold for a one-time price of £4.99 through Gumroad, which acts as our payment processor and merchant of record. When you buy MacMouth, your payment details and billing information are collected and processed by Gumroad under their own privacy policy — we never see or store your card details. Please review Gumroad's privacy policy at gumroad.com/privacy.

Basic website data

Like most websites, our host may log standard request data (such as IP address and browser type) for security and to keep the site running. Legal basis: legitimate interest. This site does not use tracking or advertising cookies.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, correct, delete or export your personal data, to withdraw consent at any time, and to object to processing. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below and we will respond within one month.

Contact

For any privacy request or question, email privacy@macmouth.app. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) or your local data-protection authority.